for my whole life, it was 617 for all the towns I've lived in which are now 781,
Not 4 years ago, before I got my cell phone, I spent 20 minutes in Harvard Square trying to call my mother on a pay phone, before I realized that I was dialing the wrong area code. That was one of my first, "these kids today!" moments of adulthood, I think.
(This was a good 8 or so years after the introduction of 781; I just completely forgot.)
I think the other problem with the introduction of 781, aside from the switching problem DX describes, is that they made 781 basically as a ring around 617 (metro Boston). So Salem and Quincy are both in 781, despite being on opposite sides of Boston; and Quincy and Dorchester, which are contiguous, are different codes.
Why, yes, I got into an argument with a telephone operator once about the wrongheaded way that "local calling" is designated in the Boston area, why do you ask?
whatever London was
I had to look up Brussels. I knew the country code but not the city code.
508 was a ring around Boston, wasn't it?
Jesse, what's up with Ellen? Tell!
Ben McKenzie. Dunk tank. You do the math.
Ben McKenzie. Dunk tank. You do the math.
Why does no one tell me these things before I leave the house?
::weeps::
Ben McKenzie. Dunk tank. You do the math
ooooh. conveniently, I'll be taping that.
You want me to tape for you, ita?
Ok. We would tell you about these things before you leave, except you leave so damned early.
Also, Lori tells me that you can set a Tivo remotely by email. i don't know how, but that's what she says.
Like, loud enough that there was no way to ignore or miss them.
Okay, that's good. At this point it's sporadic and I can still block it out with loud music and the power of positive thinking, and I'm sure that will remain the case at least until I get home tonight.
I actually don't know if the car is front or rear-wheel drive. It's a 2002 Toyota Corolla that has had rather more accidents than one would want, the poor thing.
Ben McKenzie. Dunk tank. You do the math.
I think I just drooled a little on my keyboard.
Also, Lori tells me that you can set a Tivo remotely by email.
Oh yeah, I keep meaning to figure out how to do that.
